Hand-rubber.



c. B. CURTISS. HAND- RUBBER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-M1917.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918:

CLARA. B. CUBTEBS, rs ERANCISCQ,CALI'EQRNIA. KEANE-RUBBEE. 3 gs gags Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. {-1 1%18.

Application filed March 1,

To all lil lO'm it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Mrs. Crier-1i Unnriss, a citizen the. United 2 es, residing at San Fran .j Francisco and Sta 7 ve invented certain new 15 and-llubbe the following dcscript able others shill .d

a full, clear, and exact cation, such as will onart to which it appertains to m he same.

This invention reli' to a hand rubber and has for one cit its objects the provision of a device oi? his character, espec l adapted to be used and the like, \v eby no clothes may be readily clear d with-out rubbing them upon a washboard or similar device.

Another 0. this invention is to ovide a .t'ran'ie ha iran verse and relato move uphe clothes or i washing clothing upon tor removing dirt 7 therefrom.

atirer object ct his intention is to provide handles disposed inwardly on the frame, whereby the device may he used in boiling water without danger of hurting the users hands by engaging the sides of the A till further object of: this invention is the provision of a hand rubber or the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eiiicient and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

"With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consist of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand rubber constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a the same. b I

Referring in detail to the drawing, the

longitudinal sectional. view of numeral 1 indicates a pair of side members, which are connected adjacent their 1 wer ends by transversely extending and relatively spaced bars 2. An intermediate men her 8 is carried by the bars 2 in spaced rela tion to the members 1. The upper portions of the ends of the member 3 are cut away for receiving handles t, which are secured in any suitable manner of the members 1. lhe cut away portions of the ends of the member 3 present shoulders on w iich the lower ends oi the handles l rest nd the cut away portion disposes the handles inwardly ot the ends of the members 1, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. lhe handles are provided with the usual linger openings 6, whereby the user insert the fingers through the openings 6 to grip the handles.

in operation, the clothes and other articles to be washed washtub filled with soapy water and by gripping each oi the handles e and moving the device upwardly and d wnwardly within the washtub, upon the clothing and other articles, dirt and other foreign matter will be removed from the clothing or the like articles. The handles l being; disposed inwardly prevent the users hand from coming in contact with the of the washtub, thus preventing the danger oi the users hand becoming hurt and also the handles on the device project sulficicntly far enough above the upper edges of the members 1 to permit the device to be used in boiling water without the users hand coming in contact with the water.

While I have shown and described the pro terred embodiment of my invention, it wil be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of arts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A hand rubber comprising a pair of relatively spaced members, an intermediate member, transversely extending and relatively spaced bars extending through the members adjacent their lower edges, said intermediate member having the upper portion of its ends cut away to form a pair of shoulders, handles supported upon the shoulders,

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to the inner faces means for securing the handles to the inner In testimony whereof I aflix my signature faces of the first named members, said ha-nin presence of two witnesses.

dles havin openings to permit a person to" grip the hzfildles and being dispoed inwardly CLARA CUFRTISS' 5 of the ends of the relatively spaced mem Witnesses-z V bers, preventlng a persons hands from com- ELMER H. CURTISS, i mg 111 contact wlth the Walls of a-washt'ub. HARRY E. CURTISS.

Copies ofl this patent may be obtained for five cents each, bye-addressing the Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. (3. I 

